David Senter | Nexsen Pruet Due to a recent decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, there now exists the potential for some uncertainty as to the time limits to assert claims related to a construction project. Specifically, that potential uncertainty relates to when the six-year statute of repose on construction claims begins to… Continue reading “Substantial Completion”: Different Strokes for Different Folks??
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The Final Nail: Ongoing Repairs Do Not Toll the Statute of Repose
Kyle Rice | The Subrogation Strategist In Venema v. Moser Builders, Inc., 2022 PA Super. 171, 2022 Pa. Super. LEXIS 414, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (Superior Court) upheld an award of judgment on the pleadings from the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (Trial Court). The Superior Court found that Pennsylvania’s 12-year Statute of Repose… Continue reading The Final Nail: Ongoing Repairs Do Not Toll the Statute of Repose
Tick Tock: Don’t Let the Statute of Repose or Limitations Time Periods Run on Your Construction Claims
Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist In Wascher v. ABC Ins. Co., No. 2020AP1961, 2022 Wisc. App. LEXIS 110 (Feb. 9, 2022), the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin considered whether the plaintiffs were barred — by Wisconsin’s 10-year statute of repose for improvements to real property claims and the six-year statute of limitations for breach of contract… Continue reading Tick Tock: Don’t Let the Statute of Repose or Limitations Time Periods Run on Your Construction Claims
Proposed Changes To Florida’s Statutes Of Limitations And Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation
Elizabeth Ferguson and Taylor A. Naughton | Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin A new bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would amend the statutes of limitations and repose greatly impacting construction defect litigation. The original bill proposed to rewrite Fla. Stat. 95.11(3)(c) by completely eliminating the ten-year statute of repose for… Continue reading Proposed Changes To Florida’s Statutes Of Limitations And Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation
Florida’s Statute Of Repose – Elimination Of Stale Claims
Anthony S. Wong and Lee H Jeansonne | Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman Big changes may be on the horizon for Florida statute of repose for construction claims. Florida SB 2022-736 proposes to amend Fla. Stat. §95.11(3)(c) to eliminate the distinction between patent and latent claims and apply a uniform four year statute of repose… Continue reading Florida’s Statute Of Repose – Elimination Of Stale Claims